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streets of the northern capital are icy and winter months the laser related tech of some of the city's scientists is red hot. the principle that underlies many laser scalpels dates back to the one nine hundred eighty s. and has its roots at the st petersburg state university of information technology mechanics and optics despite what many people think the laser scalpels don't make incisions with the laser beam per se but instead in point generated heat to do the cutting previously this was a rather imprecise science the laser base just created a fixed output the temperature could and did vary throughout the course of an operation based on the know how here the st petersburg institute for tolerance has developed which they feel is head and shoulders above the competition. device apart lies in its feedback system that control the temperature of the areas being operated on and alters the laser irradiance parameters depending on the required temperature but. here in st petersburg they're testing out differ. configurations to see which give the most ideal performance for certain tasks diffe
streets of the northern capital are icy and winter months the laser related tech of some of the city's scientists is red hot. the principle that underlies many laser scalpels dates back to the one nine hundred eighty s. and has its roots at the st petersburg state university of information technology mechanics and optics despite what many people think the laser scalpels don't make incisions with the laser beam per se but instead in point generated heat to do the cutting previously this was a...
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pushes ahead with the next generation of. one hundred grams of the. big medical. the city of. innovation friendly centers like the park here. is one of the operation simulators from a dynamic local company called. blood free operation. operation is done and then having a go at it yourself is the. students and even young doctors can't. patients these robotic simulators. the company's ever improving. different simulators ideal for practicing minimum. surgeries at the institutes and clinics to the technology the difference is evident. we always keep a record of mistakes thanks to the video we are able to follow. her actions it also shows the mistakes. possible impact on a given surgery this exercise feels very true to life in terms of working with. receiving feedback including tissue resistance all of this enables the students to feel like a real surgeon in action. and may sound odd but the human chemical processing complex is home to the inspiration behind those trainers at the so-called technology resident companies like get tax breaks and other business friendly incentives to
pushes ahead with the next generation of. one hundred grams of the. big medical. the city of. innovation friendly centers like the park here. is one of the operation simulators from a dynamic local company called. blood free operation. operation is done and then having a go at it yourself is the. students and even young doctors can't. patients these robotic simulators. the company's ever improving. different simulators ideal for practicing minimum. surgeries at the institutes and clinics to the...
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the streets of the northern capital are icy in winter months these are related tech of some of the city's scientists. principle that underlies many laser scalpels dates back to the eighty's and has its roots at the st petersburg state university of information technology mechanics and optics despite what many people think don't make incisions with the laser beam. do the cutting previously imprecise. the laser. creative output the temperature could and did throughout the course of an operation based on the know how here the st petersburg institute. which they feel is head and shoulders above the competition. device supports in its feedback system controlled the temperature of the areas being operated on. depending on the required temperature. here in st petersburg the testing out different fiber tippin figuration to see which give the most ideal performance for certain. materials can be used in the tips but depending on how much of the laser light they have varying temperatures. cutting edge research takes place in st petersburg through the company's production all the way across the globe
the streets of the northern capital are icy in winter months these are related tech of some of the city's scientists. principle that underlies many laser scalpels dates back to the eighty's and has its roots at the st petersburg state university of information technology mechanics and optics despite what many people think don't make incisions with the laser beam. do the cutting previously imprecise. the laser. creative output the temperature could and did throughout the course of an operation...
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the upper 20s to 31 in the city. so a wind chill this morning. here's what's going on. a thin veil of clouds moving across the state. thicker clouds over west virginia but notice the storm system doesn't lock like much but it's tapping -- look like much but it's tapping into a system that will allowed it to expand and become bigger. it will bring in the precip during the course of the late night hour. we are clear through the course of the day. after midnight we will see clouds in here and here comes the snow by the predawn hours for saturday morning. it starts light and there's going to be a thump of moderate snow and in terms of how much snow to expect, about an inch from the bridge to the south. 1 to 2 along d.c. along 95 and southern cecil county and 2 to 3 north of the city up near cockeysville and hunt valley around 2 to 3 and you take 83 on to the north and west, these cold spots northern baltimore county all of carroll county is probably going to be about a 4 inch event for you. those -- right around hunkton
the upper 20s to 31 in the city. so a wind chill this morning. here's what's going on. a thin veil of clouds moving across the state. thicker clouds over west virginia but notice the storm system doesn't lock like much but it's tapping -- look like much but it's tapping into a system that will allowed it to expand and become bigger. it will bring in the precip during the course of the late night hour. we are clear through the course of the day. after midnight we will see clouds in here and here...
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but the city also serves up some bit of irony for the russian royal family after the bolshevik revolution this is the office where the tsar nicholas the second spend most of the last year of his life his whole family had been exiled here they led a fairly comfortable existence this was a big house but they weren't allowed to see visitors or gartside themselves leading this ordinary normal countryside lifestyle they even had thoughts of escape but within the year bizarre and his family would be dead. never again its political significance but the streets will always echo with a glorious past and will likely provide their livelihood first inhabitants in the future. leave me. alone welcome to crossfire camp you know about the rise and fall of civilizations for over a century there have been predictions of western decline given the global financial crisis that started in two thousand and eight and the stagnation in much of the western world are some of those predictions coming true and if the west is in decline what will take its place.
but the city also serves up some bit of irony for the russian royal family after the bolshevik revolution this is the office where the tsar nicholas the second spend most of the last year of his life his whole family had been exiled here they led a fairly comfortable existence this was a big house but they weren't allowed to see visitors or gartside themselves leading this ordinary normal countryside lifestyle they even had thoughts of escape but within the year bizarre and his family would be...
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surrounded by enemies the balls to be their stronghold constructed on top of the city but soon enough it became an economic hub siberian oil of its time bringing in a third of all russia's state revenue but the location head of the says for the russians are. to moscow as one of the most popular places to send political dissent is not any people were exiled that once a giant bow that was used to incite riots was supposed to set a three hundred ten. the russian the crowd a revolt against azhar and eight hundred twenty five known as the decembrists worse than hare and drove. there they created a replica high society adopting the latest fashions as soon as they came out or at least once they made it from paris to siberia. but the city also served up some bitter irony for the russian royal family after the bolshevik revolution. this is the office was solemn nickolas the second spend most of the last year of his life his whole family had been exiled here they were fairly comfortable existence this was a big house but they weren't allowed to see visitors or go outside themselves leading this
surrounded by enemies the balls to be their stronghold constructed on top of the city but soon enough it became an economic hub siberian oil of its time bringing in a third of all russia's state revenue but the location head of the says for the russians are. to moscow as one of the most popular places to send political dissent is not any people were exiled that once a giant bow that was used to incite riots was supposed to set a three hundred ten. the russian the crowd a revolt against azhar...
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a response to the magnitsky act bans passed recently by american lawmakers city game was russian lawyer who worked for foreign investment funds he was suspected of money a lot. in the west especially in. court has acquitted a jailed doctor of negligence leading to loss of life russia's presidential council on human rights concluded he had been severely beaten and denied medical treatment while he was held in prison the judge said she found no evidence that the doctor's actions caused the boy's death. family has promised to appeal the ruling. well critics of the new adoption ban say it harms the russian orphans chances of a better future but a former director of the american adoption congress told us here about see that tracking how russian children are being treated in the u.s. says all but impossible a lot of the cases have gotten very very light sentences for the caretakers whether foerster or adoptive of russian children here in the united states but we certainly have no idea how many children are enduring abuse is surviving abuse is of all kinds the children that died at the hands o
a response to the magnitsky act bans passed recently by american lawmakers city game was russian lawyer who worked for foreign investment funds he was suspected of money a lot. in the west especially in. court has acquitted a jailed doctor of negligence leading to loss of life russia's presidential council on human rights concluded he had been severely beaten and denied medical treatment while he was held in prison the judge said she found no evidence that the doctor's actions caused the boy's...
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when the city streets start getting very loud at night. >> extremely loud. fireworks have gone on sale across the country, which means long lines immediately formed in front of fireworks factories where consumers can get better prices than they can in regular retail outlets. last year, germans shot of some 110 million euros worth of rockets, fire kravitz, and other pyrotechnics to ring in the new year -- of rockets, firecrackers and other pyrotechnics. >> it has started already in the street just outside deutsche welle. i heard the banks just before we came on -- i heard the bangs. >> and you will hear a lot more. thanks so much for your company. >> stay with us. we will have more news for you in 30 minutes time. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--
when the city streets start getting very loud at night. >> extremely loud. fireworks have gone on sale across the country, which means long lines immediately formed in front of fireworks factories where consumers can get better prices than they can in regular retail outlets. last year, germans shot of some 110 million euros worth of rockets, fire kravitz, and other pyrotechnics to ring in the new year -- of rockets, firecrackers and other pyrotechnics. >> it has started already in...
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are the largest public anger in a week of demonstrations that flared up after the arrest of at city finance ministers bodyguards sunni's who controlled iraq until the fall of saddam hussein ten years ago accuse the shia authorities of refusing to share power and they sectarian strife is just part of a wider conflict which has recently seen some of its worst violence since the iraq war and. iraqi american blogger and political analyst told me that the foreign invasion has helped to create instability unfortunately is another example of. u.s. interventions decades after the us invaded the country and destroyed it and promised everyone on the wall down in iraq that it will build functioning democracy but everyone will be happy living in peace and prosperity became one of the water places to live on earth the country is completely destroyed the society has been destroyed the infrastructure has been this destroyed five million people have been displaced and a million people were killed. there is till this day in two thousand and twelve we still have. giant political system iraqis view. a
are the largest public anger in a week of demonstrations that flared up after the arrest of at city finance ministers bodyguards sunni's who controlled iraq until the fall of saddam hussein ten years ago accuse the shia authorities of refusing to share power and they sectarian strife is just part of a wider conflict which has recently seen some of its worst violence since the iraq war and. iraqi american blogger and political analyst told me that the foreign invasion has helped to create...
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that this is a response to the magnitsky act bans passed recently by american lawmakers city game was a russian war of words for foreign investment funds he was suspected of money laundering but died in prison before a court could make a decision on his case is seen by many in the west especially united states as a victim of various human rights violations and the magnitsky act basically gives the green light for sanctioning a russian official suspected in the us of being connected with human rights violations in moscow by me. officials it's seen as another entity a russian law because it's really not clear on what grounds this black list of names is that is being put together and also we know that some of the names are going to be classified all together. and as the investigation continues into the death of so to get magnitsky in prison a moscow court has acquitted or jailed doctor of negligence leading to loss of life earlier russia's presidential council on human rights concluded that magnitsky had been severely beaten and denied medical treatment while he was held in prison howeve
that this is a response to the magnitsky act bans passed recently by american lawmakers city game was a russian war of words for foreign investment funds he was suspected of money laundering but died in prison before a court could make a decision on his case is seen by many in the west especially united states as a victim of various human rights violations and the magnitsky act basically gives the green light for sanctioning a russian official suspected in the us of being connected with human...
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the free syrian army is trying to organize the tent city, but they lack the money, experience, and personnel to take care of such a large group of people. >> from morning at 7:00 evening, this is for five people, for a family. >> he is living with his family of 17 in an old tent. >> the rain was terrible. everything -- really everything got wet. even our mattresses. hopefully, my children will not get sick, too. >> basil is trying to provide the children at the camp with education, teaching them how to read, write, and drop. the children's drawings illustrate the impact of the war on their lives and the months many have spent in the camp. >> this is the helicopter of b ashar al assad. until a few months ago, about 5000 people live here. now there are four times that number. the refugees are glad to have a roof over their heads. osama hassan from aleppo spent months in a tent. >> i just wanted to get over the border. a turkish border soldiers shot me in the leg without warning. they are not letting anyone through any more. >> it is hard for the syrian air force because of its proximity to the
the free syrian army is trying to organize the tent city, but they lack the money, experience, and personnel to take care of such a large group of people. >> from morning at 7:00 evening, this is for five people, for a family. >> he is living with his family of 17 in an old tent. >> the rain was terrible. everything -- really everything got wet. even our mattresses. hopefully, my children will not get sick, too. >> basil is trying to provide the children at the camp with...
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returned they now live in the city in apartment building but still remember their regions. how our modern resentencing teacher. was a and so his stance is he tells us stories about his motherland. thank you laws in europe to now has a one thousand strong reindeer herd when the animal saw the light in and most around brood is gather the turns and move to another posture they travel hundreds of kilometers in winter women and children for them. but the two families have less of a chance to come across each other they belong to different worlds even though their sons are similar. oh. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you hear or see some other part of it and realized everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom hardy welcome to the big picture. leave me. alone welcome to crossfire i'm going to live on the rise and fall of civilizations for over a century there have been predictions of western decline given the global financial crisis that started in two thousand and eight and the stag
returned they now live in the city in apartment building but still remember their regions. how our modern resentencing teacher. was a and so his stance is he tells us stories about his motherland. thank you laws in europe to now has a one thousand strong reindeer herd when the animal saw the light in and most around brood is gather the turns and move to another posture they travel hundreds of kilometers in winter women and children for them. but the two families have less of a chance to come...
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empowers the local city of volgograd and sends lots more electricity to moscow the hydroelectric plant behind me is a potent example of how much the volga can provide but harnessing the river like this isn't without its cost. fishermen have been watching fish stocks for years they see the slow damage the downing of the river has done especially to russia's prized sturgeon the source of caviar plec and the president of the hydroelectric plant has done significant damage because it stocked fish swimming up river to their spawning grounds. within a year all these houses would have gone fallen into the river depending on how many of the hydroelectric plants turbines are on the water level can change suddenly and dramatically too suddenly for the banks to absorb. control of the river flow by the plant has made building on the bogus flood plain more attractive serious floods are less likely but the water that is put into the drains is taken away from the fish that need it now but last the voice of the voters of color jay might stop being heard. the first time in fifty years the rules will co
empowers the local city of volgograd and sends lots more electricity to moscow the hydroelectric plant behind me is a potent example of how much the volga can provide but harnessing the river like this isn't without its cost. fishermen have been watching fish stocks for years they see the slow damage the downing of the river has done especially to russia's prized sturgeon the source of caviar plec and the president of the hydroelectric plant has done significant damage because it stocked fish...
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also, by the way, new york city has been the target of 16 terrorist plots since 9/11. none of them have succeeded, thanks to both the nypd and our federal partners. we have a lot on our plate, but i do not want to predict another record year before we get there. >> mr. brown, maybe you'll come back in the air and it will be a good news story. that i would love to, thank you. >>> greece has become the gateway to hundreds of thousands of migrants to enter the country, many of them muslims. athens remains the only eu capital without unofficial moscow. now there are plans to build one next year. will the bankrupt companies -- will the bankrupt country have trouble delivering? >> underground, crowded, a legal, the place of worship for muslims and athens. dozens of these poor rooms serve be a huge community. -- dozens of these prior rooms serve out a huge community. >> we respect all religions, but they did not have the respect of our muslims to provide as a regular, legal mosque for our workshop. >> the shadow of a now distant past. no mosques have been built in athens sinc
also, by the way, new york city has been the target of 16 terrorist plots since 9/11. none of them have succeeded, thanks to both the nypd and our federal partners. we have a lot on our plate, but i do not want to predict another record year before we get there. >> mr. brown, maybe you'll come back in the air and it will be a good news story. that i would love to, thank you. >>> greece has become the gateway to hundreds of thousands of migrants to enter the country, many of them...
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from the twin cities right down to kansas city. and 30s for much of the midwest and the northeast. >>> coming up next, built for the road ahead. ford makes a major investment in creating jobs. >>> and also ahead, the surprising impact the fiscal cliff will have on a staple of the american diet. >>> also, later, it is back to the sidelines for an nfl coach whose medical battle has inspired his team and his community. we're going to hear from colts' coach chuck pagano, about his fight with cancer. stay with us. >>> welcome back. you could call it the dairy cliff. there could be some serious sticker shock starting new year's day. you heard wendy mention a little bit about this moments ago. here's more information. the price of milk could double, hitting as much as $8 a gallon, if congress does not take action on the new farm bill. without the bill, the 1949 law would kick in. and that would force the government to pay dairy farmers much higher prices for their milk, pushing costs up all across the board. >>> another day, another upbea
from the twin cities right down to kansas city. and 30s for much of the midwest and the northeast. >>> coming up next, built for the road ahead. ford makes a major investment in creating jobs. >>> and also ahead, the surprising impact the fiscal cliff will have on a staple of the american diet. >>> also, later, it is back to the sidelines for an nfl coach whose medical battle has inspired his team and his community. we're going to hear from colts' coach chuck pagano,...
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that's the guy who gets his salsa from new york city. new york city? [ alarm chirps ] [ male announcer ] 'round here, there's only one word for salsa: pace. made the right way for that big bold kick. grab the southwest by the bottle. >>> finally tonight here, the athlete kicking his way into homes across america, because of his extraordinary feats in this video. even capturing the attention of an nfl team that just might be asking him to come to america. here's abc's nick watt now. >> reporter: havard rugland has never actually played football, but he can do this. and this. with a pigskin. the life long soccer player with a killer left foot, rugland bought his first football just last year when his soccer team disbanded. >> it was either find a new team or find a new hobby and that's when i started kicking. >> reporter: and made this youtube video. that's his brother, catching from the sunroof of a moving car. he admits some kicks did take multiple attempts. hundreds of thousands of hits later, an e-mail arrived from the new york jets, inviting this no
that's the guy who gets his salsa from new york city. new york city? [ alarm chirps ] [ male announcer ] 'round here, there's only one word for salsa: pace. made the right way for that big bold kick. grab the southwest by the bottle. >>> finally tonight here, the athlete kicking his way into homes across america, because of his extraordinary feats in this video. even capturing the attention of an nfl team that just might be asking him to come to america. here's abc's nick watt now....
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also, by the way, new york city has been the target of 16 terrorist plots since 9/11. none of them have succeeded thanks to both the nypd and our federal partners. we have a lot on our plate, but i do not want to predict another record year before we get there. >> mr. brown, maybe you'll come back in the air and it will be a good news story. that i would love to, thank you. >>> greece has become the gateway to hundreds of thousands of migrants to enter the country, many of them muslims. athens remains the only eu capital without unofficial moscow. now there are plans to build one next year. will the bankrupt companies -- will the bankrupt country have trouble delivering? >> underground crowded, a legal, the place of worship for muslims and athens. dozens of these poor rooms serve be a huge community. -- dozens of these prior rooms serve out a huge community. >> we respect all religions but they did not have the respect of our muslims to provide as a regular, legal mosque for our workshop. >> the shadow of a now distant past. no mosques have been built in athens since c
also, by the way, new york city has been the target of 16 terrorist plots since 9/11. none of them have succeeded thanks to both the nypd and our federal partners. we have a lot on our plate, but i do not want to predict another record year before we get there. >> mr. brown, maybe you'll come back in the air and it will be a good news story. that i would love to, thank you. >>> greece has become the gateway to hundreds of thousands of migrants to enter the country, many of them...
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the america's cup coming to a city is all about the economics. and san francisco did its own numbers, and they said that its going to bring $1.4 billion worth of economic benefit here and 9,000 jobs. >> reporter: but a disappointed san francisco mayor ed lee announced that the agreement and the promise of many of those jobs was going by the boards, after cup organizers decided that developing the pier would cost too much. still, the city and oracle went ahead with race plans. others were relieved; they saw the arrangement with ellison as a giveaway of city property. and still others feared environmental consequences of too many visitors and non- recreational uses of waterfront land. then there was the matter of boats: originally, organizers thought up to 15 72-foot boats could compete. but they cost millions, and in the midst of a worldwide recession, only four of them, plus elison's, decided to take part. nobody is suggesting the race will be a bust, but the prospects for the city and the cup itself are not as bright as they had been. >> the eve
the america's cup coming to a city is all about the economics. and san francisco did its own numbers, and they said that its going to bring $1.4 billion worth of economic benefit here and 9,000 jobs. >> reporter: but a disappointed san francisco mayor ed lee announced that the agreement and the promise of many of those jobs was going by the boards, after cup organizers decided that developing the pier would cost too much. still, the city and oracle went ahead with race plans. others were...
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. >> it might have been better for the blogger to say how would you like it if your names are published. we have your names and addresses. that is how i would have done it on twin cities. >>> make a threat. >> but we will not release them because we have ethics and you don't. >> we could say we have access to it and two could play that game but let's not actually play that game. now, a bunch of people vulnerable and exposed to any people out there. this is a bad die. >> a good point. >> this is not surprising. those who have a deep commitment to the second amendment are concerned when they start look at the details of dianne feinstein's bill. one of the original authors of the original assault weapons ban in 1994 and her website has a number of different points outlining what she is going to do with her new legislation and it goes quite a bit beyond the original assault weapons ban which didn't really have that much of an effect on gun crime in the united states. so people are very worried and they are worried about fingerprinting and gun registries and the rest. they are are concerned
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only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. start saving at citi.com/pricerewind. i get congested. but now, with zyrtec-d®, i have the proven allergy relief of zyrtec®, plus a powerful decongestant. zyrtec-d® lets me breath freer, so i can love the air. [ male announcer ] zyrtec-d®. behind the pharmacy counter. no prescription needed. >>> welcome back to "starting point." a high-stakes meeting later on today at the white house, on avoiding the fiscal cliff. president obama meets with four congressional leaders, boehner, pelosi, reid, and o'connell. the rhetoric getting more angry and disconnected in final moments. i want to bring in michigan senator debbie stabenow now. thank you so much for being with us. >> sure. >> it really is disconnected. everywhere i go, people ask me a simple question. why can't they
only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. start saving at citi.com/pricerewind. i get congested. but now, with zyrtec-d®, i have the proven allergy relief of zyrtec®, plus a powerful decongestant. zyrtec-d® lets me breath freer, so i can love the air....
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a shooting overnight became the city's 500th homicide of the year. police say a 40-year-old man was shot in the head outside a convenience store. no arrests were made. now, chicago has been struggling for decades to overcome an epidemic of gun violence. this year's homicide figures are 17% higher than last year. but it is still only about half the rate of 20 years ago. according to chicago police statistics, 943 homicides were recorded in 1992. >>> for the second time this month, a man has been shoved to his death from a subway platform in new york. it happened last night in queens. police and witnesses say a woman who had been pacing and mumbling pushed a man in front of the train before running down two nights of stairs and into the street. surveillance video actually caught part of that. the woman is still on the loose, and the suspect in a fatal subway shove earlier this month is in custody, charged with second-degree murder. >>> the music world is mourning the loss today of r&b singer fontella bass, best known for her 1965 hit "rescue me." ♪ r
a shooting overnight became the city's 500th homicide of the year. police say a 40-year-old man was shot in the head outside a convenience store. no arrests were made. now, chicago has been struggling for decades to overcome an epidemic of gun violence. this year's homicide figures are 17% higher than last year. but it is still only about half the rate of 20 years ago. according to chicago police statistics, 943 homicides were recorded in 1992. >>> for the second time this month, a man...
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i love the fact that new york city has a subway system. but every time i'm putting my back against the wall. >> you're not the only one. there are people now that are watching their back. we don't know who the person next to you is, and who knows what can happen? >> who would do that? >>> well, union dock workers who keep all the cargo working in those busy sea ports are threatening to go on strike. a walkout could close ports from houston to boston. it would cripple shipping operations, and of course, impact the economy as early as next week. the union has been work without a contract since september and as many as 14,000 workers could hit the picket line starting this sunday. >>> big retailers have agreed to recall baby recliners which have a deadly defect. 150,000 nap nanny infant recliners are being blamed for at least five deaths and dozens of reports of babies falling, as well. the recliners have been on sale for about four years, and retailers agreed to this recall after the manufacturer went out of business. parents should return i
i love the fact that new york city has a subway system. but every time i'm putting my back against the wall. >> you're not the only one. there are people now that are watching their back. we don't know who the person next to you is, and who knows what can happen? >> who would do that? >>> well, union dock workers who keep all the cargo working in those busy sea ports are threatening to go on strike. a walkout could close ports from houston to boston. it would cripple...
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. >> 40s from seattle to san francisco, 20s from the twin cities to kansas city. and 30s for the midwest and northeast. >>> moving to the other big story, president obama and top lawmakers meet at the white house today on the fiscal cliff. whether they'll be able to reach a compromise is still an open question, but just in case, speaker john boehner has called house members to a rare sunday session. here's abc's jonathan karl with more. >> reporter: president obama cut short his hawaiian vacation, rushing back to washington where storm clouds, real storm clouds are gathering over the capitol. instead of deal making, it's name calling. the top democrat in the senate, accusing the republican speaker of the house of running a dictatorship. they say they haven't given up, but it sounds that way. >> i don't know time wise how it can happen now. >> here we are, once again, at the end of the year, staring at a crisis we should have dealt with literally months ago. >> reporter: without an agreement soon, nearly everybody takes a hit. a schoolteacher with two kids and a sa
. >> 40s from seattle to san francisco, 20s from the twin cities to kansas city. and 30s for the midwest and northeast. >>> moving to the other big story, president obama and top lawmakers meet at the white house today on the fiscal cliff. whether they'll be able to reach a compromise is still an open question, but just in case, speaker john boehner has called house members to a rare sunday session. here's abc's jonathan karl with more. >> reporter: president obama cut...